TSkillet Posted August 11, 2005 at 03:36 AM Report Posted August 11, 2005 at 03:36 AM Why Baghdad Must Make Do With Takeout By CRAIG S. SMITH Published: August 10, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 6 - Things were looking up for Chen Xianzhong, proprietor of Baghdad's first authentic Chinese restaurant in the new Iraq, until a suicide car bomber blew up outside the place less than two weeks ago. The deafening blast shattered the windows and spewed body parts into the dining room. A foot landed on the pavement outside and a tire landed in the restaurant's second floor. Chen Xianzhong in front of the bomb-damaged Dragon Bay restaurant in Baghdad. He has closed his two restaurants and a hotel. "There were small pieces of flesh all over, even on the roof," Mr. Chen said. Now, he does takeout only for the few loyal customers that continue to call. Chinese restaurateurs turn up in the unlikeliest places, but Mr. Chen, 53, is a remarkable study in the tenacity that plants Golden Palaces and Hunan Gardens in cities and towns around the globe. Article from the New York Times Quote
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